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BBC News
5 days ago
- BBC News
Spalding man guilty of masked kidnap attempt on lover's husband
A man has been found guilty of attempting to kidnap his girlfriend's husband in a botched Algar, 41, from Spalding, was convicted of attempting to kidnap Gary Leggate following a trial at Lincoln Crown girlfriend and Mr Leggate's wife, Lucy Leggate, 35, from Fishtoft, near Bolton, was cleared of any was granted conditional bail and will be sentenced on 29 August. The court heard police were called to an incident on the A52, near Boston, shortly after 22:00 BST on 22 September Leggate had left work without realising a masked Algar had hidden in the rear seat of his car, jurors heard.A witness described how the car stopped suddenly on the wrong side of the A52 before Mr Leggate and Algar both got out of the Leggate told the witness he knew the masked man was having an affair with his wife, and identified him as "Dan from Spalding."The court heard Mr Leggate had become aware that his wife was having an affair with Algar about two months earlier but had had suspicions for much of 2022. In the witness box Algar denied being the masked man in the car and claimed Mr Leggate had plotted a "vendetta" against him because of the affair he was having with Mrs addressing the jury prosecution barrister Luc Chignell argued Algar was trying to spin a conspiracy Jeyes, defending Algar, suggested Mr Leggate might have been seeking revenge after discovering the affair had resumed in September."If it was a competition for the affections of the girl then Mr Algar was winning," Mr Jeyes prosecution said Mr Leggate recognised Algar's "distinctive" Yorkshire accent when the masked man spoke to him in his heard Mr Leggate also became aware of a "musty, smoky" smell and during his evidence Algar confirmed that he was a conceded the boots worn by the hooded figure in the car park were similar to his work boots but said he had different facial James House KC, warned Algar "to expect a custodial sentence" and told him "to put his affairs in order." Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Daily Mail
Man convicted of attempting to kidnap girlfriend's husband during botched hijack attempt - as she is cleared of involvement
A mother accused of attempting to kidnap her own husband walked free from court today - while the lover she was on trial with was convicted of the offence. Gary Leggate was chased by a masked Daniel Algar, 41, after he hid in the victim's car as part of the botched kidnap attempt, a court heard. Jurors heard Algar was having an affair with Mr Leggate's wife, Lucy Leggate, 36, when the attempted botched kidnap took place in September 2022. Prosecutors alleged Mrs Leggate helped in the planning by providing Algar with a spare key for her husband's car and disclosing his movements. But the jury cleared the mother-of-four of any involvement and found her not guilty of attempted kidnap. Algar, of Spalding, Lincolnshire, was convicted of the same charge and granted conditional bail ahead of his sentencing in August. The trial judge, Judge James House KC, warned Algar 'to expect a custodial sentence' and told him 'to put his affairs in order.' Judge House also asked for 'observations' on what were the possible outcomes of Algar's plan. 'Whatever they were they caused considerable fear to the victim in this case,' Judge House added. The court heard police were called to the incident on the A52, near Boston, shortly after 10pm on 22 September 2022. Jurors heard Mr Leggate had just left work at the nearby Reflex Labels printers plant in Swineshead without realising Algar had hidden in the rear seat of his car. A witness described how the car stopped suddenly on the wrong side of the A52 before Mr Leggate and a man wearing a mask both got out of the vehicle. The man 'appeared to run after' Mr Leggate before changing direction. In her statement, which was read out in court, she said she was 'immediately concerned' for Mr Leggate and had asked him if he was ok, to which he replied 'someone was in my car'. 'He was in a right state,' the court was told. Mr Leggate told the witness he knew the masked man was having an affair with his wife, and named him as 'Dan from Spalding.' The court heard Mr Leggate had become aware that his wife was having an affair with Algar around two months earlier but had suspicions for much of 2022. Jurors heard a phone belonging to Mrs Leggate made a 42 minute call to Algar which began at 9.27pm on 22 September and ended just before Mr Leggate reported the hijack. The prosecution said Algar had been searching how to use the automatic answer facility on his phone and the call had been arranged as a 'sham' to deceive the police into believing he was at home in Spalding. But Mrs Leggate failed to mention the 42 minute call when police spoke to her A few hours after the attempted kidnap and said she last spoke to Algar at 9pm when he asked about her, Gary and the family. Mrs Leggate, of Fishtoft, Lincolnshie, chose not to give evidence during her trial alongside Algar at Lincoln Crown Court. Prosecution barrister Luc Chignell argued both defendants 'shared a motive' even if he could not speculate about the 'end game' or who was the mastermind behind the plan. Mr Chignell added: 'If ultimately they wanted to set up away from Gary.' But the jury cleared Mrs Leggate of any involvement after four hours of deliberations. In the witness box Algar denied being the masked man in the car and claimed Gary Leggate had plotted a 'vendetta' against him because of the affair he was having with Lucy. But addressing the jury Mr Chignell argued Algar was trying to spin a conspiracy theory similar to those surrounding the moon landing or Elvis Presley's death. 'One of the great mysteries of this case is what Daniel Algar was going to do if Gary Leggate complied with him,' Mr Chignell added. Chris Jeyes, defending Algar, suggested Mr Leggate might have been seeking revenge after discovering the affair had resumed in September. 'If it was a competition for the affections of the girl then Mr Algar was winning,' Mr Jeyes stated. During his evidence Algar was asked if his case was that Mr Leggate had made the hijacking up and that nothing had happened? Mr Algar claimed: 'Yes, I believe so.' But after being shown footage from the car park at Mr Leggate's place of work Algar accepted it did appear to show another person getting into his vehicle before he left work. Algar conceded that he had a 'distinctive' Yorkshire accent which the prosecution said was recognised by Mr Leggate after the masked man spoke to him in his car. Jurors heard Mr Leggate also became aware of a 'musty, smoky' smell and during his evidence Algar confirmed that he was a smoker. Algar also conceded the boots worn by the hooded figure in the car park appeared to be similar to his work boots. But Algar insisted the person shown in the footage had different facial features to him. When asked if Mr Leggate had done a good job in finding someone to look like him Algar insisted: 'It would appear so.'
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Lincoln Crown Court told alleged victim made up kidnap plot
A man accused of attempting to kidnap the husband of his girlfriend told a jury he believed the alleged victim had made it Algar, 41, from Spalding, is on trial at Lincoln Crown Court alongside Lucy Leggate, 35, from Fishtoft, near both deny attempting to kidnap Mrs Leggate's husband, Gary Leggate, on 22 September 2022. Prosecutors claimed a masked Mr Algar tried to hijack Mr Leggate after hiding in his car as he left work. Mrs Leggate, a mother-of-four, chose not to enter the witness box when it was her turn to give evidence. The jury previously heard Mr Leggate was driving home when a "masked man" appeared in the back seat of his vehicle.A witness described how the car stopped suddenly on the wrong side of the road before Mr Leggate and a man wearing a mask both got out of the man "appeared to run after" Mr Leggate before changing direction, the court was evidence, Mr Algar claimed Mr Leggate plotted a "vendetta" against him because of the affair he was having with his asked if he believed Mr Leggate had made the kidnapping up and that nothing had happened, Mr Algar replied: "Yes, I believe so."But after being shown CCTV footage from the car park at Mr Leggate's workplace, Mr Algar accepted it did appear to show another person getting into his also conceded the boots worn by the hooded figure in the car park appeared to be similar to his work Mr Algar insisted the person shown in the footage had different facial features to asked if Mr Leggate had done a good job in finding someone to look like him, Mr Algar replied: "It would appear so."The prosecution allege Mrs Leggate helped Mr Algar by providing a spare key fob to her husband's car and disclosing the time he left trial continues. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices.
Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Mother tried to kidnap husband in plot with lover to snatch him after late shift at work, court told
A mother and the man she was having an affair with attempted the kidnap of her own husband after he left work, a court heard today. Lucy Leggate, 35, a mother-of-four, denies attempting to kidnap Gary Leggate almost three years ago after he finished a late shift. She appeared in the dock alongside Daniel Algar, 41, as jurors were shown CCTV footage of a hooded figure walking near Mr Leggate's car shortly before he left work at 10pm. The court heard that after driving away from the Reflex Labels printing plant in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, a colleague who was following Mr Leggate's Ford S-Max saw the vehicle suddenly come to a halt on the wrong side of the road. In her statement which was read to Lincoln Crown Court this morning, the witness told how a 'masked man' then emerged from the back of the Ford and momentarily 'appeared to run after' Mr Leggate as he headed towards another vehicle, before changing direction. The woman said she asked Mr Leggate if he was ok and he replied 'someone was in my car.' She added: 'He (Mr Leggate) was in a right state.' Mr Leggate said he knew it was a man called Dan from Spalding, Lincolnshire, the witness stated, and had an affair with his wife. When police arrived at the scene at the A52 near Swineshead, they found Mr Leggate to be 'very shaken and upset', the court heard. The jury were shown CCTV footage of a hooded figure walking near Mr Leggate's car and his lights coming on just a few minutes before he left work at 10pm. Police found no DNA evidence which showed Algar had been in the rear of Mr Leggate's car but there were polyester fibres present which were similar to his work trousers, the jury heard. Mobile phone records showed Algar had made two short calls to Mrs Leggate on the morning of 22 September, it is alleged. A longer call of 42 minutes was also made by Mrs Leggate to Algar at 9.27pm on the same day, it is claimed. Algar was arrested the following day on suspicion of attempted kidnap after police stopped his works van. During three police interviews Algar admitted being in a relationship with Mrs Leggate, describing them as "boyfriend and girlfriend," but he denied being the man in her husband's car. Algar told police that Mr Leggate was not happy with the things going on between himself and Mrs Leggate. When asked if there was any plan concocted with her to cause any harm to Mr Leggate or "take him away", Algar replied: "Definitely not." Algar said he only went out to get petrol from a Morrisons service station in Pinchbeck on the night of the alleged attempted kidnap and confirmed he had spent much of the day on the phone to Lucy. He denied being the hooded person filmed on CCTV near Mr Leggate's work and said he had not seen him for two months. When asked why Mr Leggate said he recognised his voice as the man in the car, Algar said it was motivated by what was going on with him and the alleged victim's wife. Algar, of Spalding, and Leggate, of Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, both deny the attempted kidnap of Mr Leggate on 22 September 2022. The trial continues.
BBC News
15-07-2025
- BBC News
Spalding man tried to kidnap lover's husband, court told
A man was chased by a masked stowaway who hid in his car as part of a failed kidnap attempt, a court Algar, 41, was in a relationship with Gary Leggate's wife, Lucy Leggate, when the botched abduction took Police were called to the incident on the A52, near Boston, shortly after 22:00 BST on 22 September Mr Algar, of Second Avenue, Spalding, and Mrs Leggate, 35, of Church Green Close, Fishtoft, deny a charge of attempted kidnap. Jurors heard Mr Leggate set off in his car at about 22:00 after leaving work at the nearby Reflex Labels printers.A witness described how the car stopped suddenly on the wrong side of the road before Mr Leggate and a man wearing a mask both got out of the vehicle. The man "appeared to run after" Mr Leggate before changing her statement, which was read out in court, she said she was "immediately concerned" for Mr Leggate and had asked him if he was ok, to which he replied "someone was in my car"."He was in a right state," the court was Leggate told the witness he knew the man was having an affair with his wife, jurors police arrived at the scene they confirmed Mr Leggate appeared "very shaken and upset". 'Boyfriend and girlfriend' The jury was shown CCTV footage of a hooded figure walking near Mr Leggate's car minutes before he was due to finish found no DNA evidence of Mr Algar being in the rear of the car but there were polyester fibres present, which were similar to his work trousers, the court were told mobile phone records showed Mr Algar had made two short calls to Mrs Leggate on the morning of the attempted abduction. A longer call of 42 minutes was also made by the mother-of-four to her lover about half an hour before the police interviews following his arrest, Mr Algar described his relationship with Mrs Leggate as "boyfriend and girlfriend" but he denied being the man in her husband's car, the court trial continues. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices
